diff --git a/lua.c b/lua.c
index e755993c..28a65e7a 100644
--- a/lua.c
+++ b/lua.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ** Linguagem para Usuarios de Aplicacao
 */
 
-char *rcs_lua="$Id: lua.c,v 1.9 1996/04/23 12:43:07 roberto Exp roberto $";
+char *rcs_lua="$Id: lua.c,v 1.10 1996/05/03 19:20:17 roberto Exp roberto $";
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -11,37 +11,13 @@ char *rcs_lua="$Id: lua.c,v 1.9 1996/04/23 12:43:07 roberto Exp roberto $";
 #include "lua.h"
 #include "lualib.h"
 
-static int lua_argc;
-static char **lua_argv;
 
 #ifdef POSIX
-/*
-** although this function is POSIX, there is no standard header file that
-** defines it
-*/
-int isatty (int fd);
+#include <unistd.h>
 #else
 #define isatty(x)       (x==0)  /* assume stdin is a tty */
 #endif
 
-/*
-%F Allow Lua code to access argv strings.
-%i Receive from Lua the argument number (starting with 1).
-%o Return to Lua the argument, or nil if it does not exist.
-*/
-static void lua_getargv (void)
-{
- lua_Object lo = lua_getparam(1);
- if (!lua_isnumber(lo))
-  lua_pushnil();
- else
- {
-  int n = (int)lua_getnumber(lo);
-  if (n < 1 || n > lua_argc) lua_pushnil();
-  else                       lua_pushstring(lua_argv[n]);
- }
-}
-
 
 static void manual_input (void)
 {
@@ -58,43 +34,37 @@ static void manual_input (void)
 
 int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
- int i;
- int result = 0;
- iolib_open ();
- strlib_open ();
- mathlib_open ();
-
- lua_register("argv", lua_getargv);
-
- if (argc < 2)
-   manual_input();
- else
- {
-  for (i=1; i<argc; i++)
-   if (strcmp(argv[i], "--") == 0)
-   {
-    lua_argc = argc-i-1;
-    lua_argv = argv+i;
-    break;
-   }
-  for (i=1; i<argc; i++)
-  {
-   if (strcmp(argv[i], "--") == 0)
-    break;
-   else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-") == 0)
+  int i;
+  int result = 0;
+  iolib_open ();
+  strlib_open ();
+  mathlib_open ();
+ 
+  if (argc < 2)
     manual_input();
-   else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-v") == 0)
-    printf("%s  %s\n(written by %s)\n\n",
-            LUA_VERSION, LUA_COPYRIGHT, LUA_AUTHORS);
-   else
-   {
-    result = lua_dofile (argv[i]);
-    if (result)
-      fprintf(stderr, "lua: error trying to run file %s\n", argv[i]);
-   }
+  else for (i=1; i<argc; i++) {
+    if (strcmp(argv[i], "-") == 0)
+      manual_input();
+    else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-v") == 0)
+      printf("%s  %s\n(written by %s)\n\n",
+             LUA_VERSION, LUA_COPYRIGHT, LUA_AUTHORS);
+    else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-x") == 0) {
+      if (lua_dostring(argv[++i]) != 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "lua: error running argument `%s'\n", argv[i]);
+        return 1;
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      result = lua_dofile (argv[i]);
+      if (result) {
+        if (result == 2) {
+          fprintf(stderr, "lua: cannot execute file `%s' - ", argv[i]);
+          perror(NULL);
+        }
+        return 1;
+      }
+    }
   }
- }
- return result;
+  return result;
 }
 
-